Mastodawn

Mortal Arrow big brain. #miniatures #miniaturepainting I'm at 289 for the year.

I am always so excited when I see bylines by acquaintances. This piece by Julian Smith looks promising! And I know his reported essays (and books) are consistently excellent.

https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a71376747/tunnel-13-train-robbery-history/

Alta True Tales: Tunnel 13

Julian Smith revisits the deadly Tunnel 13 train robbery, the DeAutremont brothers, and the forensic science that cracked the case.

Alta Online

KristenHG 16h ago

Got out for a 5k run around the neighborhood before the local library re-opening ceremony this morning. Then hitting up the farmer's market for post-run pastries. Pretty much the ideal morning.

KristenHG 17h ago

🎶You'll never PK aloooooooone. 🎶

"The best penalty shooters do not just counter with individualized coping strategies — they rely on their teammates. In a shoot-out, everyone has a role. Each shot is a team event. The team’s goalkeeper secures a friendly introduction to the kick by handing the ball to the penalty taker. And an assigned buddy provides emotional support by escorting the player back after the event."

#FediFC #WorldCup

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02043-0

I study World Cup penalty shoot-outs: they say a lot about the psychology of performance under pressure

Football's most nail-biting feature can reveal ways for everyone to manage stressful situations better.

KristenHG 18h ago

Terraform Mars! I scored 45/50, and will have Mars habitable by .... the year 7076! I really chose wrong on the last question. 😂

Bonus: links to the relevant research are included with each question.

#science #mars

https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-01978-8/index.html

Can you terraform Mars? Try Nature’s game

Once the realm of science fiction, the idea of making Mars habitable is gaining traction. Nature consulted with key scientists to develop this experimental adventure.

KristenHG 2d ago

MxFraud 2d ago

Edit: Thank you all for the help ❤️
I've got a lot of replies, and I passed on a subset (for now, I don't want to overload them either).
You are truly the best 💜

Fediverse: what are good resources to send to people that just got Long Covid / ME / CFS ?
They don't even know it is a thing that exists.

I would prefer something that does centers "ME/CFS" as opposed to "Long Covid", because in the context of the person that needs it, they might get less support mentionning covid.

I know I'm asking the people with no spoon to do some work, but I also know that you'll have the better things than google/ddg.

Ziness, books, websites, videos, any medium.

Boosts are very welcome

Hashtag salad:
#LongCovid #MECFS #ME #CFS

KristenHG 2d ago

I want treeline to be one word, and my browser's spell check apparently agrees with me. Merriam-Webster Unabridged, however, insists it is tree line.

C'est la vie. Or c'est la tree, I guess.

#AmEditing

KristenHG 2d ago

My Garmin said to run slow for almost an hour this morning, and that sounded pretty good actually. I'd taken a few days off due to a heat wave, but today is cloudy and cooler. Turns out the watch was right.

#running

KristenHG 2d ago

BubbleCow 2d ago

Make a list of your chapters in one sentence each.

If two chapters seem to do the same job, one may need cutting, combining, or changing. Repetition is often easier to spot in a chapter list than in the manuscript itself.

#writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #writers

KristenHG 3d ago

While I'm updating the ways to buy my books online, here's a treat: You can buy all four books in the Mogador Memoirs series in one go, with flat-rate priority mail shipping within the US included in the price. It's only available at the link below.

#bookstodon

https://mogadormemoirs.com/

Website	https://kristenhallgeisler.com/
The Wingback Workshop	wingbackworkshop.com
Buy Her Books	https://bookshop.org/shop/khg
Inquire about Editing	[email protected]

Alta True Tales: Tunnel 13

I study World Cup penalty shoot-outs: they say a lot about the psychology of performance under pressure

Can you terraform Mars? Try Nature’s game

Memoirs of a French Courtesan – by Céleste Mogador, translated by Kristen Hall-Geisler